scholarly journals Fire Mitigation in Densely Populated Settlements in Banjarmasin

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Bambang Subiyakto ◽  
Muhammad Rezky Noor Handy ◽  
Akhmad Maulana ◽  
Nurul Azizah ◽  
Risna Putra Pradana
Keyword(s):  
Fire Mitigation

Banjarmasin yang padat penduduk menjadikan sangat rawan akan terjadi berbagai ancaman yang membahayakan lingkungan masyarakat, salah satunya adalah kejadian kebakaran yang tercatat dari tahun 2020 hingga 2021 ini seringkali kejadian kebakaran pada pemukiman penduduk di Kota Banjarmasin, menjadikan pentingnya meningkatkan kewaspadaan terhadap berbagai sumber kebakaran. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan kegiatan mitigasi dari penyebab kebakaran yang biasanya terjadi di lingkungan sekitar pemukiman masyarakat dan memberikan pemahaman kepada masyarakat mengenai mitigasi dan kewaspadaan tentang bahaya kebakaran pada pemukiman padat penduduk. Artikel ini disusun dari hasil pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang dilaksanakan pada tanggal 28 Juni 2021. Pada bagian analisis hasil, penulis menggunakan berbagai sumber lainnya seperti artikel berita, artikel jurnal, penelitian dan lainnya. Hasil diskusi mendeskripsikan bahwa banyak dari masyarakat belum mengetahui berbagai sumber-sumber dari penyebab kebakaran pada pemukiman atau rumah mereka seperti kelalaian manusia dalam instalasi listrik rumah, kelalaian manusia dalam mengawasi penggunaan alat-alat listrik rumah tangga ataupun biasanya juga dari tabung gas yang bocor ataupun meledak juga menjadi penyebab terjadinya kebakaran pada pemukiman penduduk. Selain itu juga penyampaian tentang kerjasama antara pemerintah kota Banjarmasin dengan BPK dalam penanggulangan kebakaran, juga pengembangan dari relawan pemadam kebakaran yang langsung dibawah binaan pemerintah kota Banjarmasin.

scholarly journals SOCIALIZATION OF FIRE MITIGATION IN DENSELY POPULATED AREA AT JATI SAMPURNA, BEKASI

ICCD ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 616-617
Author(s):  
Anjas Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Populated Area ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
Fire Victims ◽  
Fire Mitigation ◽  
Special Rules ◽  
The City

During the first quarter of 2019, from January to March 2019 there were 45 fire incidents in the city of Bekasi with losses ranging from Rp. 2,365,000,000 (based on data from the Bekasi City fire dept Service). From 45 events in the city of Bekasi, 3 of them occurred in Jatisampurna sub-district. Based on the type of object 45 events 15 of which are residential houses.With the data above, it can be said that the risk of fire can cause material and immaterial losses and can also cause trauma to fire victims. The importance of knowledge and information on fire hazard mitigation and how mitigation measures against fire hazards need to be conveyed to people who live in densely populated areas where the risk of fire is quite large. Laws or regulations on fire are not yet widely owned by most regions, so there are no special rules that can be covered in relation to fire risk.

scholarly journals Edible fire buffers: mitigation of wildfire with multifunctional landscapes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Fu ◽  
Abigail Lidar ◽  
Michael Benjamin Kantar ◽  
Barath Raghavan
Keyword(s):  
Average Yield ◽  
Recycled Water ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Prescribed Burns ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Mechanical Thinning ◽  
Fire Mitigation ◽  
Infrastructure Maintenance

Wildfires ravage lands in seasonally-dry regions, imposing high costs on infrastructure maintenance and human habitation at the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Current fire mitigation approaches present upfront costs with uncertain long-term payoffs. Instead, we show that a simple landscape intervention on human-managed wildlands -- buffers of a low-flammability crop species such as banana irrigated using recycled water -- can mitigate wildfires, produce food profitably, and provide additional ecosystem services. Recreating a recent, major fire in simulation, we find that a medium-sized banana buffer decreases fireline intensity by 96%, similar to prescribed burns and mechanical thinning combined, and delays the fire by 316 minutes, enabling safe and effective firefighting. We find that under climate change, despite worsened fires, banana buffers will still have a protective effect. We also find that banana buffers with average yield could produce a profit of $56k USD/hectare through fruit sales, in addition to fire mitigation and other benefits.

Understanding the hydrologic impacts of wildfire management strategies using MIKE SHE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jake Kurzweil ◽  
Reza Abdi ◽  
Kerry Metlen ◽  
Terri Hogue
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Stand Density ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Mike She ◽  
Clear Cutting ◽  
Hydrologic Change ◽  
Fire Mitigation

<p>Proactive thinning and controlled burning are being utilized to mitigate the effects of severe wildfires across the globe. Hydrologic function of watersheds after wildfire and clear-cutting has been well documented, however the impacts of pre-fire mitigation strategies are less understood. The current study utilized two mixed precipitation watersheds, which supply drinking water for Ashland, Oregon, USA, to assess the effectiveness of restoration and fuel reduction strategies on hydrologic change. This Mediterranean dry mixed conifer-hardwood habitat is unique as it sits in the convergence point of several ecoregions, providing significant biological diversity for the region. Hydrologic response from prior mitigation strategies was evaluated using max monthly flow, mean annual 7-day low flow, runoff ratios, timing and total water yield. Results show an average decrease of 26% and 24% in total annual water yields in the West and East basins of the Ashland watershed, respectively. Analysis also showed that 66% (West) and 72% (East) of the changes in water yield were due to annual variations in precipitation, demonstrating that land cover changes were not the dominant driver of hydrologic change. Current work includes identifying the thresholds at which stand density reduction leads to an increase in annual surface water yield. The integrated surface and groundwater model, MIKE SHE, is developed and used to simulate a range of forest fire mitigation efforts based upon representative parameters in the model, including leaf area index. Findings will then be expanded to include stand density index for better interpretation of our findings to make recommendations for local and regional forest managers. Ultimately, results will help inform future implementation of forest restoration and climate adaptation at larger scales.</p>

scholarly journals Reply to Fitzsimmons: Transparency needed in defining fire-mitigation effort near the wildland-urban interface

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (33) ◽  
pp. E88-E88
Author(s):  
T. Schoennagel ◽  
C. R. Nelson ◽  
D. M. Theobald ◽  
G. C. Carnwath ◽  
T. B. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Wildland Urban Interface ◽  
Fire Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Effort
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